Shrub rose plant named &#39;Poultc011&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the shrub class which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION

Rosa hybrida

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poultc011’

SUMMARY OF THE CLAIMED PLANT

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent plant, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent plant, an unnamed seedling. The two parents were crossed during the summer of 1997, and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety is named ‘Poultc011’.

The new variety may be distinguished from its female seed parent, by the following combination of characteristics:

-   -   1. ‘Poultc011 has of low growth height ranging from 40 to 60 cm.         The female parent plant is less compact, growing to 100 cm in         height.     -   2. ‘Poultc011’ exhibits flowers with a smaller diameter than         those of the unnamed female parent.     -   3. ‘Poultc011’ develops more flower buds than observed on the         seed parent.

The new variety may be distinguished from its pollen parent by the following combination of characteristics:

-   -   1. The claimed plant has slightly larger flowers than the pollen         parent.     -   2. ‘Poultc011’ bears flower buds in larger clusters than         observed on the pollen parent plant.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant red flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded         rose and on its own roots;     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance; and     -   4. Suitability for rose container culture.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poultc011’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 1997 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.

‘Poultc011’ was selected in the spring 1998 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poultc011’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 1998. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poultc011’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poultc011’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing:

FIG. 1A; Flower bud closed, flower bud as sepals unfold, and partially open;

FIG. 1B; Open flower;

FIG. 1C; Flower petals and petaloids, detached;

FIG. 1D; Sepals, receptacle, and peduncle;

FIG. 1E; Mature leaves; and

FIG. 1F; Bare stem exhibiting prickles.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poultc011’, as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Odense Denmark. Observed plants are 3 years of age, grown on Rosa multiflora understock. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulharmu’, a rose variety from the same inventor described and illustrated in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,681, are compared to ‘Poultc011’ in Chart 1. CHART 1 ‘Poultc011’ ′Poulharmu′ Average flower 55 mm 45 mm diameter Filament color Yellow Group 7B Yellow-Green Group 154D on lower portion, changing to Greyed- Orange Group 163B at the upper portion General color of Red Group 45B to 46C. Red Group 44B open flower

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

-   Blooming habit: Continuous. -   Flower bud:     -   -   Size.—Upon opening, 20 mm in length from base of receptacle             to end of bud. Diameter is 9 mm.         -   Bud form.—Pointed ovate.         -   Bud color.—As sepals unfold, petals are Sepal Upper Surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Surface: Weak to medium             pubescence observed. Sepal Lower Surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Anthocyanic pigments of             Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Texture: Smooth with few stipitate             glands. Sepal Shape: Sepal apex is cirrhose. Base is flat at             union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have very weak             foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Size:             Normally 21 mm (l)×6 mm (w).         -   Receptacle.—Surface: Smooth. Shape: Pear shaped. Size: 6 mm             (h)×5.5 mm (w). Color: Green Group 143A. Strong anthocyanic             pigments the color of Greyed-Purple Group 183A observed.         -   Pedicel.—Surface: Rough with stipitate glands. Length: 15 to             25 mm average length. Diameter: 2 mm on average. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 145B. Strong anthocyanic pigments the             color of Greyed-Purple Group 182A observed. Strength:             Somewhat strong.         -   Borne.—In clusters or corymbs with 5 flowers per stem. -   Flower bloom:     -   -   Fragrance.—None.         -   Duration.—The blooms have a duration on the plant of             approximately 7 days. Afterwards, petals fall cleanly away             from plant.         -   Size.—Normally flower diameter is 55 mm when open. Depth is             23 mm.         -   Form.—General shape is a semi-double open cup. -   Shape of flower when viewed from the side:     -   -   Upon opening, upper part.—Flat.         -   Upon opening, lower part.—Flat.         -   Open flower, upper part.—Flattened convex.         -   Open flower, lower parts.—Flattened concave. -   Petalage: 12 petals with 2 petaloids. -   Color:     -   -   Petals, upon and after opening.—Outer side: Red Group 45B to             46C. Inner Side: Red Group 53C with intonations of             Red-Purple Group 58B.         -   Basal petal spots.—Outer side: Yellow Group 2C. Inner Side:             Yellow Group 2C to 2D. -   General tonality: On open flower Red Group 45B to Red Group 46B. -   Petals:     -   -   Petal reflex.—None, petals are generally flat.         -   Margin.—Entire. Moderate undulations of margin observed.         -   Shape.—Generally broad elliptical. Apex: Orbicular. Base:             Acute.         -   Size.—30 mm (l)×31 mm (w).         -   Texture.—Smooth.         -   Thickness.—Average. -   Petaloids:     -   -   Quantity.—On average, 2.         -   Color.—Red Group 45B to 46C on the outer surface. The inner             surface is Red Group 53C with intonations of Red-Purple             Group 58B. Basal petal spots are Yellow Group 2C on the             outer side. The inner side petal spots are Yellow Group 2C             to 2D.         -   Size.—Normally 22 mm (l)×8 mm (w). -   Reproductive organs:     -   -   Pistils.—Length: Normally 5 mm. Quantity: 40 on average.         -   Pollen.—None observed.         -   Anthers.—Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 11B at             center and Yellow Group 12A at margins. Quantity: 95 on             average.         -   Filaments.—Color: Yellow Group 7B. Length: Normally 6 mm.         -   Stigmas.—Superior in location relative to the length of the             filaments and the height of the suspended anthers. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 145D.         -   Styles.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D at base with             Greyed-Red Group 180D.         -   Hips.—None observed.

PLANT

-   Plant growth: Upright to bushy. When grown as a budded field grown     plant on Rosa multiflora understock, the average height of the plant     is 40 to 60 cm. Average spread is 50 cm. -   Stems:     -   -   Color.—Juvenile wood: Yellow-Green Group 146B to             Yellow-Green Group 145A. Older wood: Yellow-Green Group             146B.         -   Length.—Normally 30 to 35 cm from the base of the stem to             the flowering position.         -   Diameter.—5 to 6 mm.         -   Internodes.—15 to 25 mm.         -   Surface texture.—Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth. -   Prickles:     -   -   Incidence.—11 prickles per 10 cm of stem.         -   Color.—Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 183C.         -   Shape.—Upper side: Concave. Lower side: Deeply concave. -   Plant foliage: Normal number of leaflets on normal leaves in middle     of the stem: 5 leaflets.     -   -   Compound leaf size.—On average, 90 mm (l)×55 mm (w).         -   Quantity.—5 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average.         -   Color.—Mature Foliage: Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group             147A. Lower surface: Yellow-Green Group 147B. Juvenile             foliage: Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower             surface: Yellow-Green Group 146B. -   Plant leaves and leaflets:     -   -   Stipules.—Size: 15 to 20 mm in length. Margins: Finely             serrated with many stipitate glands. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 147A.         -   Petiole.—Length: Normally 27 mm. Diameter: 2 mm average.             Upper surface: Color: Greyed-Red Group 182A. Lower surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 146C.         -   Rachis.—Length: Normally 25 mm. Above: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 147A with anthocyanic intonations of Greyed-Purple             183A. Underneath: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146C.             Observations: Few stipitate glands and small prickles             observed. Small prickles are Greyed-Red 181A in color.         -   Leaflet.—Size: Normally 33 mm (l)×23 mm (w). Edge: Finely             serrated. Shape: Elliptical to orbicular. Base: Rounded.             Apex: Acuminate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.             Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness:             Somewhat glossy. -   Disease resistance: Above average resistance to powdery and downy     mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal growing     conditions in Jackson County, Oregon. -   Cold hardiness: The variety ‘Poultc011’ has been found tolerant to     USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the shrub rose class named ‘Poultc011’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant red flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 